Also from the same New York Times thing as in the previous post, I made Vin D'Orange. I'm really attracted to infusing vodka with ridiculous things, apparently. I'd like to make limoncello next.
I think I just used oranges. I put a cinnamon stick in, but took it out after a couple weeks rather than the six(?) I let it sit in my fridge. Used this Riesling (I guess, thank goodness for cameras)
instead of rose because I've never had a rose (out of 2) that I've liked. Also didn't add the rum in as the recipe recommends. Nice with some tonic water mixed in, but I don't think it was exciting enough to make again, unlike that creamscicle experiment.

Also, I'm aware that I'm phenomenally behind on posting anything that I've made. I'm not quite ready to declare bankruptcy, but maybe I'll try to post some pictures and bare details and that will seem less overwhelming. Oh right! I made KIM CHI. Apparently because I am insane. In retrospect, I would have used larger mason jars (I bought smaller ones because I walked to the store, and those were lighter? I'll admit this made no sense on my part, since I should have just driven. August was a weird month, alright?)

I used that most authentic of all sources for Korean food...the New York Times.
Incidentally, I didn't use fish sauce, but I think I did add in some Korean chili paste. The jars sat at room temp between 1.5 and 5 days. It was hard to tell when they were bubbling since I think I overfilled them. Also, everyone has a different idea about how to make kim chi and most of my sources completely contradicted one another (do not fill with liquid vs. make sure everything is covered by liquid, for instance. How long to soak the cabbage was another issue. Overnight? Or just briefly? It was very confusing, but I really enjoyed the end product).

Delicious things I had this weekend:

A glass of mead(!) at White Horse Trading Co. It went nicely with re-reading A Handmaid's Tale.

"The Burger" at Skillet Diner with a side of salad that was also amazing (at least 8 different kinds of greens, I think).

Then I made colcannon, which makes it sounds much more exciting than just potatoes and kale. Potatoes and kale are surprisingly good together though! Especially with butter.


And I had this, which was amazing and much better than I would have expected and (not to be a cliche) made me stop and think, where have you been all my life? Which is to say, buy a bar when you're at Trader Joe's (but also do not look at the nutritional facts) and I will be stockpiling shortly.